Synonyms for peninsula


Grammar : Noun
Spell : puh-nin-suh-luh, -nins-yuh-luh
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈnɪn sə lə, -ˈnɪns yə lə


Définition of peninsula

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Latin pæninsula "a peninsula," literally "almost an island," from pæne "almost" + insula "island" (see isle). Earlier translated as demie island.
  • noun projecting mass of land
Example sentences :
  • They were on a peninsula, as it were, while the soldiers were securing the isthmus.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • On them were engraved in gilt letters, "The Peninsula" and "Waterloo."
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence » by William Lawrence
  • DiarrhÅ“a and dysentery were already sending many of them from the Peninsula.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • The Division remained on the Peninsula until the 29th December.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • The war with the Turks on the Peninsula became purely a war of tactics.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • The country of the Goajires is a peninsula of Colombia bordering on Venezuela.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • All these orders had convents in the principal towns of the Peninsula, and its colonies.
  • Extract from : « Roman Catholicism in Spain » by Anonymous
  • It is a race as to whether this peninsula will be captured by communism or capitalism.
  • Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
  • Philip knew these relatives well: they ramify, if need be, all over the peninsula.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • Freetown, the capital, is built on a peninsula about eighteen miles long.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey

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